How Much Does It Cost To Sell Your Eggs In South Africa?
If you’re looking at an egg donation cycle, which is what we’re talking about, the cycle itself is probably about 80,000 ZAR, and if you look at the egg donation agency fees, which is about 20,000, that comes to about a hundred thousand rands.
How long does the couple have to stay in South Africa to have an egg donation treatment?
If we have frozen embryos, then it is easier to work out. If the recipient is coming with their partner, we will need to have the recipient here at least three, usually five or six days before the embryo transfer. Provided we have the partners out of the country, we can get the stimulation or the preparation of the recipient.
If you have a doctor outside the country or outside of Cape Town, who can do the scans and start preparing the endometrial lining and all that, then you probably only have to be in the country or Cape Town for maybe just over a week. However, if all the monitoring and the stimulation and the preparation of the recipient has to be done by us, then we will need a few more weeks to do that.
Even if you start some preparation while being away, you’ll probably still be looking at about perhaps three weeks to get things properly prepared here and to get the transfer done.
It could be as short as just over a week, or it could be a bit longer than that, depending on how much preparation one can do outside Cape Town.
How is an embryo donation in South Africa organised regarding legal aspects, cost and availability?
We’ve mentioned most of this. It is freely available.
We have lots of egg donation agencies, which is where you start from. Every kind of embryo donation is legal in South Africa. Two things could happen there. One is a case of embryos that have been stored in the clinic and that the couple will not use.
They have already signed a disposal letter, a legal letter saying that it could be given away, so it is legally possible to do cycles with those embryos.
We have a few cycles like that. It’s not very common, but it is possible, and it is legal.
Another thing, is a known donation, in other words, if it’s a donation from a couple that knows another couple. In such a case, it is always better to get legal representation and draw a contrast between the two parties as well as a clinic, so everybody is covered legally. Then you can go ahead and do the transfer.
Which donor races are available in South Africa?
The good thing about South Africa is that we are lucky to live in a rainbow country, so every colour of donor you want is present in South Africa.
The predominant race is the black population, there is never a shortage of black donors.
But you get donors across racial lines: white donors, Indian donors, black donors.
We have colour donors that we call it in South Africa, which refers to the mixed-race between blacks and whites.
As I said, you have access to a picture of a donor as a child, so you can pick from it.
How do I sell my eggs in South Africa?
Be an esteemed Egg-Donor
Be between 21-35 years of age.
Not be a smoker or alcoholic.
Possess sound medical and psychological health.
Undergo a thorough medical and psychological screening by an authorized clinic to rule out any serious disorders that may affect the newborn adversely.